New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

New York City FC

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Columbus Crew SC

Fri 30 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Thiago 36' Y

Gudmundur Thorarinsson 41' Y

Y 49' Pedro Santos

Valentin Castellanos 55' Y

Jesus Medina 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	4–1	W
25 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	5–0	W
21 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–0	W
17 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
07 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
27 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–4	L
24 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W
21 Jul	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
17 Jul	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	2–2	D
03 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		Columbus Crew SC
#5	Position	#10
26	Points	20
18	Played	18
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 8
31	Scored	26
24	Conceded	28
+7	GD	-2
1.44	PPG	1.11
39%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York City FC is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
5' Aboubacar Keita is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
10' USA international Darlington Nagbe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
14' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos scores on 14.
19' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' Anton Tinnerholm has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 289 appearances.
33' Another change for New York City FC made on 33 minute. Nicolas Acevedo leaves to be changed by Alfredo Morales.
35' The Thiago breaks the deadlock on 35 minutes. 2-0!
36' Thiago is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gudmundur Thorarinsson.
46' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pedro Santos on 49.
51' Keaton Parks is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
55' Valentin Castellanos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' Saad Abdul-Salam gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Harrison Afful and will look to change the dynamic.
64' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santiago Rodriguez is hanging Thiago on the field on 64 minute.
69' The referee calls foul for Jesus Medina. He receives a Yellow card.
71' What a strike from Santiago Rodriguez! The score is 4-0.
75' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Lucas Zelarayan is withdrawn and Waylon Francis gets his opportunity.
80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexander Callens made 18 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
81' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Andres Jasson on, Maxi Moralez off on 81 minutes.
82' The supporters are chanting for Tony Rocha. He replaces Jesus Medina on 82 minute.
87' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Andres Jasson 81'
4
Maxime Chanot
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Tony Rocha 82'
55
Keaton Parks
13
Luis Barraza
26
Nicolas Acevedo ↓ Alfredo Morales 33'
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 64'
8
Thiago ↓ Santiago Rodriguez 64'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Erik Hurtado 62'
17
Marlon Hairston
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful ↓ Saad Abdul-Salam 62'
7
Pedro Santos
9
Kevin Molino
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Liam Fraser 82'
30
Aboubacar Keita
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Derrick Etienne 62'
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Waylon Francis 75'

Bench

20
Alexandru Matan
22
Derrick Etienne ↑ 62'
18
Liam Fraser ↑ 82'
23
Grant Lillard
14
Waylon Francis ↑ 75'
24
Evan Bush
33
Erik Hurtado ↑ 62'
27
Miguel Berry
26
Saad Abdul-Salam ↑ 62'

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hannes Wolf	5
Valentin Castellanos	5
Lucas Zelarayan	4
Pedro Santos	3
Daniel Gazdag	2
Agustin Ojeda	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Santiago Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.1 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.09 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

44%

New York City FC or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC43% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC16%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	22%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.